The president of Venezuela announced last week that he and other government officials should take pay cuts as part of budget reductions. The Reuters news service says the reductions are meant to answer the lower oil prices. It says Venezuela gets 96 percent of its export earnings from oil sales. The nation has among the highest inflation rates in Latin America. Russia is a major oil exporter, but does not belong to OPEC. This week, Russia's economic development ministry predicted the Russian economy will shrink by eight-tenths of a percent in 2015. ________________________ 委内瑞拉的总统宣布他和其他政府官员应该接受降薪作为削减预算的一部分.路透社新闻报道削减预算是应对低价油的一种方式,委内瑞拉96%的出口收入来自石油.委内瑞拉是拉丁美洲通货膨胀最高的国家. 俄罗斯是主要的石油输出国之一,但是它不属于欧佩克组织.这周,俄罗斯的经济发展部门预测2015年,俄罗斯的经济会缩减8%.______________________
